Pre-shave: Dr Bronner’s Liquid Tea Tree
Lather: Arko stick and Dalen d’Men Energetic cream
Brush:Turkish No7
Razors:Bakelite slant and Gillette ’58 TV Special, both with fresh Zorrik Super Stainless
Post-shave: Cold water rinse and alum.
Category Archives: SOTD
Shave of the day 1st May
Pre-shave: Dr Bronner’s Liquid Peppermint
Lather: Mike’s Peppermint & Rosemary
Brush: Vie Long 14033
Razors: Cadet’s TP-01 OC and TTO-13, both with Derby blades
Post-shave: Cold water rinse, alum and Proraso Liquid Cream Aftershave
Shave of the day 29th April
Pre-shave: Dr Bronner’s Liquid Peppermint
Lather: Mama Bear’s Awakening
Brush: Semogue TSN 1012 LE brush
Razors: Cadet’s TP-01 OC and TTO-13, both with Derby blades
Post-shave: Cold water rinse, alum and Krampert’s Finest Prototype Menthol
Shave of the day 26th April
Pre-shave: none
Lather: none
Brush: none
Razors: Philips AquaTouch AT890
Post-shave: Krampert’s Finest Bay Rum
Running short on time, I decided to try the reasonable expensive electric razor we got for my Better Half to do her legs with in summer – I guess I was thinking that a bad shave was better than no shave…
Wrong! Not only did it do a lousy job on my neck, but my neck now itches.
Shave of the day 24th April
Pre-shave: Dr Bronner’s Liquid
Lather:Derby shavestick with a touch of Dalen d’Men Energetic cream
Brush: Semogue TSN 1012 LE brush
Razors: Cadet’s TP-01 OC and TTO-13, both with Derby blades
Post-shave: Cold water rinse, alum and Krampert’s Finest Bay Rum
Shave of the day 22nd April
Pre-shave: Dr Bronner’s Liquid Orange
Lather: Orange EO soap
Brush: Vie Long 14033
Razors: Cadet’s TP-01 OC and TTO-13, both with fresh Derby blades
Post-shave: Cold water rinse, alum and Krampert’s Finest Bay Rum
Shave of the day 19 April
Pre-shave: Dr Bronner’s Liquid Lavender
Lather: Mike’s Pine & Cedarwood
Brush: Vie Long 14033
Razors: German Balelite Slant with a Feather, and Gillete ’58 TV Special with a Wilkinson
Post-shave: Cold water rinse, alum and Krampert’s Finest Bay Rum
Shave of the day 17th April
Pre-shave: Dr Bronner’s Liquid Lavender
Lather: Mike’s Natural Rose & Cedarwood soap
Brush: Turkish No6
Razors: German Balelite Slant with a Feather, and Gillete ’58 TV Special with a Wilkinson
Post-shave: Cold water rinse, alum and Krampert’s Finest Bay Rum
Shave of the day 15th April
Pre-shave: Dr Bronner’s Liquid Peppermint
Lather: Mam Bear’s Awakening
Brush: Semogue TSN 2012 LE mixed badger-boar
Razors: German Balelite Slant with a fresh Feather, and Gillete ’58 TV Special with a fresh Wilkinson
Post-shave: Cold water rinse, alum and Krampert’s Finest Prototype Menthol
Shave of the day 12th April
Pre-shave: Dr Bronners Liquid Peppermint
Lather:Proraso menthol and eucalyptus croap
Brush:BodyShop Synthetic
Razors: Racer and Yuma, both with a Wilkinson blade
Post-shave: Cold water rinse, alum and Krampert’s Finest